March Madness: Kentucky Basketball’s 5 Keys to success

Foul trouble has kept Kentucky big man, Bam Adebayo off of the floor, rendering the Wildcats’ inside presence virtually ineffective.

Bam Adebayo has a habit of fouling early in basketball games. The six-foot-nine freshman needs to start playing more minutes in the first half. It’s not too uncommon to find Adebayo sitting gone the bench with two fouls after just a few minutes from tip-off. Bam sitting on the bench does Kentucky no good. There is not enough depth at the position for the big man to waste minutes sitting next to Kenny Payne.

When Bam Adebayo is playing well, the Cats are hard to beat. Kentucky will not win its ninth NCAA National Championship unless he unleashes his true post potential. Bam should be averaging 18 PPG while grabbing 10 rebounds against a diluted SEC Conference. Instead, the North Carolina native finds himself averaging more “bench minutes” than points.